Wisdom is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fictional characters:
Rees is a very common Welsh name that traces back to the ancient Celts known as the Britons. The surname was first recorded in Carmarthenshire, and is derived from the personal name Rhys. Rhys is very common in Wales, and some parts of England. Rees is also a German surname.
Faulkner is a name variant of the English surname Falconer. It is of medieval origin taken from Old French Faulconnier, "falcon trainer". It can also be used as a first name or as a middle name.
Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins.
Lucas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fuller is a surname. It originally referred to someone who treats woolen cloth with the process called fulling. Notable people with the surname include:
Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and "harmony", or it may also be derived from the Celtic Aluinn, which means "handsome". Variant spellings include Alan, Allan, etc. The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended of one Alanus de Buckenhall.
Simon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include the following.
Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian and German origin, created from the two words Hans and son. Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.
Adams is a common surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from the given name Adam. Related surnames include Addams and McAdam/MacAdam.
Salmon is a surname. Alternative spellings are Salmons, Sammon and Sammons.
Maxwell is a Scottish surname, a habitational name derived from a location near Melrose, in Roxburghshire, Scotland. This name was first recorded in 1144, as Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's spring ". The surname Maxwell is also common in Ulster, where it has, in some cases, been adopted as alternate form of the surname Miskell. The surname Maxwell is represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacSuail.
Barrett is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Bairéid. Popular in both south-east and south-west Ireland, it is most common in the Irish counties of Mayo and Galway but particularly County Cork. The Barretts first appeared in Ireland following the Norman invasion. As with many other Anglo-Norman families, they were quickly assimilated into Irish culture. Another translation for Barrett is "warlike people".
Hartley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Rowe is a surname; it has also been used as the name for several places. It is of Norman origin, Rous or Le Roux', from the French rouge "red." It has strong links to northern France and Cornwall, where it remains a common surname to this day. It first appeared in England in 1066 after the Norman Invasion, when lands were granted by the first Norman King William I to Turchil Le Roux and Alan Rufus.
Piper is a surname of German, English, French and Scandinavian origin, derived from the Old English "pipere" and the Old Norse "pipari", meaning "flute" or "fluteplayer", originating from long pepper in Indo-Aryan languages. People with the surname include:
Huntley is a surname or, more rarely, a given name that may refer to:
Whitehead is a surname. Recorded in a number of spellings including Whithead, Whitehed, Whithed, and Whitsed, this surname is of English origins. It usually derives from the Old English pre–7th century word "hwit" meaning white, plus "heafod", a head, combined to form a descriptive nickname for someone with white hair.
McDowell, also spelt MacDowell, is a Scottish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill, meaning "son of Dubhghall".
Keen is an English surname. It is either a nickname surname for someone who is brave, or from the Middle English or Olde English personal name 'Kene', which means king. Alternatively, it can be a variation of the Irish surname O'Cahan.
Hearst is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: